Disappearance of Harold Holt | How Australia's Prime Minister Vanished Without a Trace

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True Crime, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 20 January 2025

⏱️ 55 minutes

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The history and details behind the disappearance of Australian prime minister Harold Holt, with conspiracies ranging from a CIA assassination to a Chinese spy. Support us directly: http://www.redwebpod.com With Patreon, you get access to ad-free content, our exclusive bonus show Movie Club, the Red Web Discord, and more! On a hot summer day in 1967, the Australian Prime Minister took a swim on a private beach with his friends but never made it back to shore. After a massive manhunt, the disappearance that stunned the nation sparked many theories about the Prime Minister’s whereabouts. Today, we’re taking a look into the disappearance of Harold Holt. Sensitive topics: suicide Our sponsors: Shady Rays - Go to http://shadyrays.com and use code REDWEB to get 35% off polarized sunglasses. Rocket Money - Go to http://rocketmoney.com/redweb to cancel your unwanted subscriptions with Rocket Money. Shopify - Go to http://shopify.com/redweb to sign up for a $1-per-month trial period. This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp — go to http://betterhelp.com/redweb to get 10% off your first month. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Are you a smart booker or a silly booker?
0:07.4	Smart bookers get access to a three airport lounge by booking a five-star holiday with On the Beach.
0:13.8	Silly bookers? Well, enjoy those cues at the bar. Stop booking around and visit Onthebeach.com.
0:21.4	Conditions apply.
0:22.6	Seven night minimum stay outbound only from selected airports for up to six people, Atoll protected.
0:28.7	On the beach.
0:36.5	On a hot summer day in 1967, the Australian Prime Minister took a swim on a private beach with his friends, but never made it back to shore.
0:45.3	After a massive manhunt, the disappearance that stunned the nation sparked many theories about the Prime Minister's whereabouts.
0:52.3	Today, we're taking a look at the disappearance of Harold Holt.
0:57.0	This is Red Web.
1:07.1	Welcome back, Task Force, to another episode of Red Web, the podcast,
1:11.6	all about unsolved mysteries, true crime, and the supernatural.
1:15.5	I am your resident mystery enthusiast Trevor Collins,
1:18.5	joining me hearing this mystery for the very first time, Alfredo Diaz.
1:22.5	Oh, disappearances, man.
1:24.3	I feel like those are always the most mysterious for some reason.
1:29.0	I feel like they always lack the like when, where, who, how, and just troves.
1:37.6	And it's the kind of mystery where if I get any little crumb, I'm like excited.
1:42.9	Yeah.
1:43.2	I don't expect to know too much, right?
1:46.0	Like, you could just up and leave and take a car somewhere, pay someone, a thousand dollars
1:52.1	at a coast and get on a boat and just like go somewhere and people be like, I don't know
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